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Discordance between perceived and actual tobacco product use prevalence among US youth: a comparative analysis of electronic and regular cigarettes
- Source :
- Tobacco Control. 28:212-219
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- BMJ, 2018.
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Abstract
- ImportanceTwo components of social norms—descriptive (estimated prevalence) and injunctive (perceived acceptability)—can influence youth tobacco use.ObjectiveTo investigate electronic cigarettes (e-cigarette) and cigarette descriptive norms and measure the associations between overestimation of e-cigarette and cigarette prevalence and tobacco-related attitudes and behaviours.DesignCross-sectional.SettingSchool-based, using paper-and-pencil questionnaires.ParticipantsUS 6th-12th graders participating in the 2015 (n=17 711) and 2016 (n=20 675) National Youth Tobacco Survey.ExposureStudents estimated the percent of their grade-mates who they thought used e-cigarettes and cigarettes; the discordance between perceived versus grade-specific actual prevalence was used to categorise students as overestimating (1) neither product, (2) e-cigarettes only, (3) cigarettes only or (4) both products.OutcomesProduct-specific outcomes were curiosity and susceptibility (never users), as well as ever and current use (all students). Descriptive and multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed. Statistical significance was at PResultsMore students overestimated cigarette (74.0%) than e-cigarette prevalence (61.0%; PConclusionsFour of five US students overestimated peer e-cigarette or cigarette use. Counter-tobacco mass media messages can help denormalise tobacco use.
- Subjects :
- Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health (social science)
Tobacco use
Adolescent
media_common.quotation_subject
Cigarette use
Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems
Logistic regression
Peer Group
Tobacco Use
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Surveys and Questionnaires
Statistical significance
Prevalence
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Students
media_common
Mass media
Schools
030505 public health
business.industry
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Tobacco Products
United States
Cross-Sectional Studies
Adolescent Behavior
Curiosity
0305 other medical science
Psychology
business
Tobacco product
Demography
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14683318 and 09644563
- Volume :
- 28
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Tobacco Control
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....5b9564459aa7b9913701472e899b447c